Fremont, CA (May 3, 2006) — Elitegroup Computer Systems, Inc. (ECSÂ®), the world's leading computer hardware and notebook manufacturer, today announced sponsorship of a series of large scale LAN parties in North America this spring/summer. As a part of the efforts to support the gaming community, ECS Elitegroup has been involved in gaming events of various sizes in the past 2 years.

'When we decided to launch the Extreme series of motherboards, we were also ready to engage with the gamers immediately.